Chapter 188: A Trip to the Hunting Ground
The person who urged the marriage between Da Yin and Da Yue back then was the brother of the current Empress Da Yue, the uncle of the country.
Geshu Qin was almost forced by pressure from all sides to agree to this marriage, after Geshu Xinyue married to Dayin, it didn't take long for her husband Mu Haoran to be canonized as the crown prince. This made Ge Shu Qin feel a little comforted.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, the war between Da Yin and Saibei was urgent, Mu Haoran personally marched as the prince, but he died before he died, the princess was too sad, and she was martyred on the day of the funeral, leaving the young son alone. At that time, Da Yue was originally in the southwest of Yueyin Mountain, and there were soldiers to help Da Yin, but later because Ge Shu Qin sent people to Emperor Da Yin several times to meet his nephew, he knew that Mu Yunjing had long since disappeared, not only did he not send people to find it in time, but some people deliberately deceived and delayed the opportunity.
Ge Shu Qin was angry, and let the Dayue army stay in place and not go one more mile. The original two-way strategy of attacking with Da Yin was also invalid due to lack of support, so that the strongest tribe in Saibei at that time defeated the Da Yin army and dragged on the war for another two years. Although he won the victory for Da Yin, he died on the way back to the court due to his own injuries.
Since then, the relationship between Da Yue and Da Yin has been in a rather stalemate, not good, but not bad, although official exchanges have been suspended, but private trade has not stopped.
In this autumn hunt, the Chishui tribe, which is now the most powerful in Saibei, acted as an intermediary and brought the three parties together, which was also the first case.
Daduo, the king of Chishui, is indeed the king of Rouren, he is tired of the disputes of the past nearly a hundred years, whether it is with Da Yin or with Da Yue, if he can get along peacefully and seek common prospects, it will be beneficial to everyone. Dado had no ambitions, and the early years of displacement had given him enough, and now the only thing he wanted was to enjoy peace with his own people, no more wars, no more separation.
His benevolence was met with mixed opinions among the elders of several tribes, but the people of the steppe were very satisfied with the new king. When he was a teenager, Daduo was called the Prince of Sal because of his outstanding appearance, and now some people call him King of Sal, a name that has spread not only in the Chishui tribe, but also almost throughout the grasslands of northern Saibei.
The people of Northern Xinjiang have great respect for the sun and the moon, which means the title of the moon king, and it shows the people's love for Daduo.
There must be shadows under the sun, and where there is light, there must be darkness. Although Daduo's voice is high, even if he wins the hearts of the people, there are still people who want him to fall, but he is now close to Da Yin, and he also needs to be connected with Da Yue.
On top of this autumn hunt, a plot is going on in the shadows.
Mu Yunjing rode his horse over, and saw Xiao He waiting at the fork in the road from a distance. He was rejoicing in his heart, and waved the horsewhip in his hand a little more hurriedly, but before he could reach it, he saw Xiao He turn his head to look in another direction, then turn over and get on the horse, and went in the direction she was looking at.
"Huh? Why did she run away as soon as she saw you coming? Ge Shufei followed, riding a horse and Mu Yunjing in parallel, and the voice floated from the side.
Mu Yunjing guessed that she must have seen someone, and now the relationship between the two of them could not be exposed, especially in front of Mu Churan. It's also good for Xiao He to be cautious.
Originally, Xiao He deliberately fell behind slowly, just to distance himself from Mu Churan, but suddenly saw his Imperial Forest Army guards coming. Although there were only two of them, Lao Yuan shouted his name, and knew that it must have been Mu Churan who ordered them to come and follow him.
At this time, she couldn't blatantly follow Mu Yunjing to hunt together, so she pretended to follow first, and then found an opportunity to slip away.
The hunt in this forest had just begun, Xiao He followed the two guards, and he didn't go far before he heard the sound of other people in the forest picking up prey. Someone ran and startled the birds in the trees, their wings flapping loudly. Just let her try the weapon, Xiao He raised his arm, aimed at the birds flying in the sky, found the right direction, predicted the trajectory, and launched.
With a whoosh, the crossbow fired a short arrow, and the bird hit the ground.
The guard next to him couldn't help but sigh: "Lord Xiao is really a marksman!" Then he hurriedly trotted to pick it up.
It is not yet deep in the forest, and the prey is only small beasts and birds, and if you go deeper, you can hit some big ones.
This tournament is based on points, and the bigger the prey, the higher the score. Although there is a bonus to the number, but hunting twenty birds is definitely not as good as the score of one deer. Therefore, Xiao He decided to go to Lin Shen's place to find the big guy. It's just that she can't meet Mu Yunjing at the moment, which makes her a little upset and irritable, even if she is trying out weapons, she is also suspected of venting her anger.
Listening to the guard's sycophancy, she didn't care, pulled the reins without stopping, and continued to move forward.
Suddenly, she saw traces of roe deer running in the forest, and the little beast had very flexible legs and feet, and its running speed was also amazing. Experienced hunters in the mountains and forests use traps to catch them, and if they shoot with their eyes, it is generally difficult to shoot.
Just as she was hesitating in her heart, she heard a sharp weapon with the wind, piercing the sky, and an arrow flying in the distance. The direction of the aim was far from the roe deer, but when the roe heard the movement and jumped away to escape, the arrow was hit. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this innocent little creature crashed into an arrow by himself.
But Xiao He couldn't help but admire this person's skill, and she followed the prestige and actually saw Fu Meng, a famous general of the Chishui tribe.
Fu Meng also saw Xiao He, just nodded politely to him, and then pulled the reins and prepared to turn the horse's head to leave. Xiao He also chatted with Fu Meng a few words when he was in the imperial capital, and he had a good impression of him, but he thought that he was like a god in using soldiers, but he didn't want to shoot arrows so well. I wanted to take the opportunity to chat with him a few more words, and by the way, maybe I could take the opportunity to shake off my tail so that I could get out.
"General Fumon!" She cried out, struck her horse, and chased after her.
Summoned by Xiao He, Fu Meng still felt a little strange, he had seen this Lord Xiao in the imperial capital before, but he was not so enthusiastic.
Xiao He insisted on walking with Fumeng, if she found prey along the way, she would not fight, so she would give it to Fumeng. "This official did not participate in the competition, but just came to join in the fun, although General Fumeng did not have to be polite to release the arrows."
"Lord Xiao's archery skills are excellent, is he really just joining in the fun?" Fu Meng smiled indifferently and did not refuse. There was already a lot of prey hanging behind his horse, and there were also a lot of his attendants carrying in their hands.
When he didn't find anything, Xiao He chatted with him about his daily routines, and walked and chatted for a while. Seeing that it was also a long distance away from the camp, Xiao He turned his head and branched out of one of his guards, "Go and see where Your Majesty and they are, and we will go to meet in a while." The guard didn't think much of it, and immediately went to investigate.
Xiao He looked at his back, and the corners of his lips inadvertently curled slightly.
This detail was seen by Fu Meng. Although Fu Meng is a military general, he is as careful as a hair, but he has always been introverted and does not like to comment on things that have nothing to do with him. This temperament is nice to say, it is tranquil, and to put it bluntly, it is not about oneself and hangs high.
The entourage who was exploring the way in front turned around and came back to gesticulate, and Fu Meng knew that there was another prey in front of him, and when he fixed his eyes, it was a pheasant. His bow had already been drawn, but after thinking about it, he still gave it to Xiao He, "How about Lord Xiao try his skills?" lest thou be bored. ”
According to the plan, the prey she hunted today should be counted in Yunjing's name, so since Fu Meng let it, she didn't say anything, and raised her hand to release the crossbow arrow, which was not a false hair. Fu Meng couldn't help but be a little interested in the crossbow on her arm, and wanted to borrow it to take a look, but a firework suddenly exploded in the sky in the direction of the camp, leaving a purple smoke in the daytime, and the long traces pierced the sky.
"What's going on?" Xiao He didn't know what this signal meant, but he thought it must be a contact signal from the Chishui tribe.
Fumon frowned, "Something happened at the camp. ”
When Xiao He heard this, his heart sank, what was left in the camp now was either a female dependent, or some civil officials who didn't know martial arts, could there be assassins again? As they turned their horses and walked back, they met a fast horse who was telling the news. Daduo's arrangement is also considered to be thorough, if there is any trouble, someone will immediately come to report, and divided into several sections, relay horse to pass the message, to ensure that the news is delivered as soon as possible, so as not to walk too scattered in the forest, and the news cannot be delivered in time.
It turned out that Duan Shengyi sneaked out and also entered the forest farm, and now the guards have gone out to look for her.
Mu Churan obviously explained that people would be optimistic about her, but she still ran out.
Xiao He couldn't help but shake his head, this unruly county lord didn't even dare to listen to Mu Churan's words, and now he didn't know how Mu Churan should have a headache.
But at this time, maybe it was a good opportunity, so she first said goodbye to her husband, under the pretext that she was going to find the county lord. Although Duan Shengyi slipped out in disobedience to the holy decree, he would not let her go, and at this moment, most of the troops left in the camp came out to look for her. And Mu Churan, who got the news in the forest, also sent a lot of people to search along the circuit.
Duan Shengyi definitely didn't run out for hunting, her goal was simple, that is, to follow Mu Chu.
Xiao He took the rest of the guard, and he didn't go far before he asked him to go his separate ways. The guards were still a little hesitant, Xiao He frowned, and deliberately said sharply: "If the county lord is in danger in the forest at this time, who will bear this sin?" Seeing that he was unmoved, he eased his face and continued, "If at such a time, whoever can take the lead in saving the county lord back to the camp must be rewarded." ”
He is not afraid of a punishment that does not belong to him, but there is a reward, and everyone wants it. The guard pondered for a while, and felt that he had a good chance of making meritorious contributions, so he obeyed Xiao He's arrangement to go in another direction to find someone.